American Water Works Company Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 2/6
American Water Works Company has a total shareholder equity of $10.4B and total debt of $13.4B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 128.9%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $31.8B and $21.4B respectively. American Water Works Company's EBIT is $1.6B making its interest coverage ratio 4. It has cash and short-term investments of $203.0M.
Key information
128.9%
Debt to equity ratio
US$13.35b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 4x |
| Cash | US$203.00m |
| Equity | US$10.36b |
| Total liabilities | US$21.43b |
| Total assets | US$31.79b |
Recent financial health updates
American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Nov 12
American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Jul 30Here's Why American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Apr 15Here's Why American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Jan 09These 4 Measures Indicate That American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Is Using Debt Extensively
Sep 25Here's Why American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Jun 14Recent updates
American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Nov 12Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For American Water Works Company, Inc.'s (NYSE:AWK) Shares
Oct 25Don't Dive Into American Water Works Company
Oct 11Returns On Capital At American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Have Hit The Brakes
Sep 13Are American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) Investors Paying Above The Intrinsic Value?
Aug 23American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt
Jul 30American Water Works: Attractively Valued Yet Not Fully Appreciated By The Market
Jul 17American Water Works Company, Inc.'s (NYSE:AWK) Shareholders Might Be Looking For Exit
Jun 17American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns Have Hit A Wall
May 26American Water Works Will Benefit From Future Interest Rate Cuts
May 23American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.765
May 05American Water Works: A Dividend Compounder To Buy Now
May 04Here's Why American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Apr 15American Water Works: A Profitable And Stable Utility Trading At A Discount
Mar 28Is American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) Worth US$118 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?
Mar 10We Think That There Are Some Issues For American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Beyond Its Promising Earnings
Feb 21American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward
Feb 15American Water Works: Water Utility Giant With A Safe Dividend
Feb 12American Water Works Company, Inc.'s (NYSE:AWK) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon
Jan 30American Water Works: A Dividend Growth Stock On Sale
Jan 22Here's Why American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Jan 09American Water Works: A Company With Growth Potential And A Reasonable Valuation
Jan 05American Water Works: No Thanks, Too Risky For Me
Dec 09The Returns At American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Aren't Growing
Nov 03Down 20% YTD, American Water Works' Dividend Growth Case Appears Compelling
Oct 03These 4 Measures Indicate That American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Is Using Debt Extensively
Sep 25American Water Works Sustains Strong Financials And Operations, Trades At Fair Value
Jul 31Investors Could Be Concerned With American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns On Capital
Jul 21Here's Why American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Jun 14Here's What's Concerning About American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns On Capital
Apr 17Is American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) Using Too Much Debt?
Mar 16American Water Works GAAP EPS of $0.81 beats by $0.01, revenue of $931M beats by $7.26M
Feb 15Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK)
Jan 11American Water Works: Down 18% In 2022, Yet Still Richly Valued
Jan 03Is American Water Works Company (NYSE:AWK) A Risky Investment?
Dec 15American Water Works declares $0.655 dividend
Dec 08Do American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?
Nov 17California American Water acquires Bellflower’s municipal water system
Nov 04American Water Works: The Short-Term Pain May Be Over
Oct 27Pennsylvania American Water to buy BASA wastewater system for $231.5M
Oct 11There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Returns On Capital
Oct 10American Water unit buys city of Villa Grove's water & wastewater systems for $11M
Sep 22American Water Works: An Expensive Stock Underperforming Its Sector With A Muddy Chart
Aug 19Do American Water Works Company's (NYSE:AWK) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?
Aug 15Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: AWK's short term assets ($1.2B) do not cover its short term liabilities ($2.1B).
Long Term Liabilities: AWK's short term assets ($1.2B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($19.3B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: AWK's net debt to equity ratio (126.9%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: AWK's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 147.8% to 128.9% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: AWK's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (14.5%).
Interest Coverage: AWK's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (4x coverage).